Here are the best parks in each state, according to Outside magazine

Abigail Rosenthal, GateHouse Media

Thursday

Jun 6, 2019 at 1:29 PM

June is National Camping Month, celebrating spending more than a few hours outside and encouraging us all to get out of our backyards.

Outside, a magazine devoted to how we interact with the outdoors, compiled a list of the best parks in the country. The list prioritizes natural beauty alongside lower crowds, so you won't have to shove your way past people to get a great look.

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You can view Outside's full list, along with descriptions for each park, here.

Here are the parks from each state that made the cut:

Alabama: Little River Canyon National Preserve
Alaska: Kenai Fjords National Park
Arizona: Red Rock Ranger District
Arkansas: Buffalo National River
California: Redwood National and State Parks
Colorado: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Connecticut: American Legion and Peoples State Forest
Delaware: Cape Henlopen State Park
Florida: Biscayne National Park
Georgia: Cumberland Island National Seashore
Hawaii: Waiʻānapanapa State Park
Idaho: Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Illinois: Kickapoo State Recreation Area
Indiana: Brown County State Park
Iowa: Backbone State Park
Kansas: Wilson State Park
Kentucky: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Louisiana: Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Complex
Maine: Baxter State Park
Maryland: Assateague Island National Seashore
Massachusetts: Mount Greylock State Reservation
Michigan: Isle Royale National Park
Minnesota: Voyageurs National Park
Mississippi: Gulf Island National Seashore
Missouri: Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park
Montana: Flathead National Forest
Nebraska: Smith Falls State Park
Nevada: Great Basin National Park
New Hampshire: Franconia Notch State Park
New Jersey: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
New Mexico: Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
New York: Adirondack Park
North Carolina: Cape Lookout National Seashore
North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Oklahoma: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Oregon: Oswald West State Park
Pennsylvania: Ohiopyle State Park
Rhode Island: Arcadia Management Area
South Carolina: Congaree National Park
South Dakota: Custer State Park
Tennessee: Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
Texas: Big Bend National Park
Utah: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Vermont: Smugglers' Notch State Park
Virginia: Shenandoah National Park
Washington: North Cascades National Park
West Virginia: New River Gorge National River
Wisconsin: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Wyoming: Bridger Wilderness Area

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